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PROVE

Definition:

1. [verb] be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
   Synonyms: turn out, turn up
   
   
2. [verb] establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
   Synonyms: demonstrate, establish, show, shew
   
   
3. [verb] provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
   Synonyms: testify, bear witness, evidence, show
   
   
4. [verb] prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
   
   
5. [verb] put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
   Synonyms: test, try, try out, examine, essay
   
   
6. [verb] increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
   Synonyms: rise
   
   
7. [verb] cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
   Synonyms: raise, leaven
   
   
8. [verb] take a trial impression of
   
   
9. [verb] obtain probate of; "prove a will"
   
   

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Related Words:

• result, ensue
• prove oneself
• prove
• negate, contradict
• stultify
• attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
• presume
• adduce, abduce, cite
• control, verify
• float
• field-test

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